KPV4 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Some of you may remember back in March I was looking for some advice on what to do about my 7 month old Jackadoodle after being bitten by her, and to stop her aggressive behaviour. Well after taking on board all the advice given by many members and also after seeking advice from a police dog trainer and implementing everything possible to change her aggressive traits, and set her in the correct pecking order etc. Progress over the last 4-5 months seemed to be great until yesterday when out of the blue and for no reason she bit me again. This left me with no option but to take some of the initial advice offered by some members and that was to take her to the vet to be put to sleep, which was done with a very heavy heart yesterday afternoon. I know some will say I should have done this the first time round but I wanted to giver her a chance, which i have. Perhaps selfishly I didn't want her re-homed in fear that she would bite again and to be fair to the vet she said she would recommend that she was not re-homed, which helped my feeling some what. This has left myself and the family totally devastated, and I do feel that I have failed the little dog. Deep down I know I have done the right thing, but this doesn't ease my upset, feelings and missing presence of that little bundle of black fur around the house and the general happiness she brought to all in our family on a day to day basis. Its amazing even with her faults, how much happiness she brought to us all and how much she is already being missed Edited August 29, 2013 by KPV4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Sorry for you mate, 1 bite is 1 to many in my opinion. Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 An obviously caring person like you deserved to have a dog without those traits. Poor you, and poor dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 It's sad but you have done the right thing You clearly have a good home to offer a dog so let things settle and then get another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I feel for you, I really do. Sometimes you follow your heart and sometimes you follow your head. Given the past two incidents I feel I would of made the same choice as you have. I hope your discomfort eases somewhat as you have made the right choice in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Some dogs are just unbalanced just like some people. Done it before, will do it again - you tried it failed not you IT. Not all things can be fixed but leaving a biter or passing it on to the unwary or foolhardy is just plain wrong. As much as you might like their other qualities its like walking round with a loaded gun with a suspect safety catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Dog Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 its like walking round with a loaded gun with a suspect safety catch Very well put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Bear Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Fair play to you mate. You gave it a chance. Don't beat yourself up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 You made the right decision, too risky to keep the dog around. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPV4 Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thanks for all your support it is much appreciated, I know we have done the right thing. I'm sure in time, the pain of the loss will ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Not an easy decision to make but it was the right one, if there was a next time it could have involved a toddler or baby and that doesn't bear thinking about. That doesn't make it less painful though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fal Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 That's sad news but I would 100% say it was the correct choice, you're probably sick of hearing it though. Me and my girfriend were driving back from the beach one day with her springer in the car, we were coming up to a very, very busy junction on the M4 down here in South Wales when a black cocker bolted in front of the car and almost got run over. Our instant reaction was to go get the dog to make sure it was safe, after much coaxing and tempting the dog we finally got it in the car about a mile back down the road. The number of people that just swerved around the dog and left it run down the road into traffic was unbelieveable. Anyway it was late in the evening so we took it back to her house with the aim of taking it to a re-homing centre near by, it got fed up and stayed in the house with her springer in the night and we took it to the centre first thing in the morning. We left our contact detials with the home and said if you cannot track the owners contact us and we will take the dog, it was a stunning dog, a beautiful nature, or so we thought. To cut a long story short a week went by, the dog had been chipped and the owners who were from a fair bit away informed the home that the dog was "nasty" they informed us of this but we took our chance and collected the dog, took it to the vet for a check up and update the microchip etc all was well for about 4 weeks. On about the fourth week the dog went mental over night, howling as if it was in pain, going to attack us when we went near it but completely fine with strangers. After some research and a vet diagnosis it was cocker rage. The poor dab had to be put down and it broke my girlfriends heart, so attached after just a short period of time. I think what I am trying to get at is the owners of that dog dumped that poor thing near a busy motorway hoping for someone like us to find it or run it over, who knows, either way its absolutely disgusting behaviour that they were quite happy to allow that dog potentially into another persons home, possibly with children to snap and possibly do some very serious damage. That to me is unresponsible dog ownership, not making the right decisions when they needed to be made. I think you have shown very, very responsible dog ownership, you gave a few chances then knew when the time was right, not putting anyone else or yourself at further risk. If all dog owners showed the patience and care you did while making that decision the dogs of the world would be very lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPV4 Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 That is really sad Fal, I can't believe anyone could do such a thing. In our instance we hoped we were doing the right thing by giving her a chance, I think we did. I know many wouldn't have given her a second chance, but we tried. It's just a shame it didn't turn out as we would have hoped, but in the end we knew what had to be done. It's been 5 days now and the whole situation is still raw, and very upsetting for the family. I'm sure with time the pain will ease, she is off to be cremated tomorrow (had to wait a week!) and hopefully we will have her ashes back in 7 days time, hopefully then things will settle down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) I had two Russell pups from the same litter once... had them both destroyed at 11 months old...just wanted to kill everything that moved...tried everything even spent over £1500 with one of the top dog behavioural trainers in the country even the local hunt wouldn't take them... the vet diagnosed them with some genetic psychological defect... It happens sometimes Edited September 20, 2013 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) my partner had a cocka span bitch that kept having me,her indoors said it must be me teasing it etc etc.. her indoors had never seen these attacks until one day she was in same room when dog came to me wagging tail i put my hand out to stroke her and she got hold of my right hand big style front tooth went straight through the bit of hand between thumb and next finger coming out in palm of hand. she would not let go, blood going everywhere had no choice sorry to say i lowered my hand still with dog attached and kicked s... out of it. then it let go turned and came straight back at me. i thought you are not gonna win, and it crossed my mind i am gonna win one way or another, it became a stand off, her indoors jumped out of her seat and put herself between the dog and myself this seemed to put the dog off and she managed to get the dog out of the room. i then proceeded to get my hand bandaged up and said her indoors 'there we go there's your proof, what did i do wrong? this is the 5th and last time, i am off down a&e i want that dog gone by the time i come back, cuz if you don't take it i will. i received stitches and usual jabs and on my return home dog had been put to sleep at local vets. i must admit i still felt as though i should have given it another chance but from what the vet had told my partner we did the right thing, you will never know why the dog turns like this but some dogs can have mental issues or brain disorders and they turn from the normal placid to the aggressive dog , there is nothing that can be done, you can never trust a dog like this. all this on my partners birthday so sorry for your loss i know what it feels like she looks so harmless as you can see Edited September 21, 2013 by djgeoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Sad as it is you made the right decision. Many years ago I purchased a 9 month old lab. She trained well but was always quite aggressive. One day she attacked The Memsahib and savaged both arms and her face. Never forgiven myself for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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